LOCAL NEWS. Tog Dart.Y PATRIOT Al ID UlllO2l may be had a Jack's Book Store, corner of Third and Market PATRIOT AND UNIOR.--Thie DAILY I"Avntos, AND liston can be bad by Dauphin subscribersstir, every ?, at the periodical store of J. IC! Trig MA:mg.—Tinder the change of schedule on the different railroads, the time of closing the loath; at the Harrisburg Post Office, December Ist, See, s as follows yeagssrivANlA R. R. a. rn.....wsi mai1,12.15 p. m., 5. p. tn., East.-1 a . In .—way mail, 3.50 p. m., 9 p. m. NORTHERN CENTRAL R. R. so.th,-12.15 p. m.—way mail, 9. p. m. N or th, ---1 p L . m. Esism VALLEY R. Bo 7.3 0 a. m. DAUPHIN AND SIISQ. B. B. 1.30 p. M. CUMBERLAND VALLEY R. R. 7.30 a. m., 1 p. m.—way mail. BY STAGE. 7 a. in., to Gettysburg, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. 7a. m., to Jonestown, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 3. - p. m., to Lewisberry, an Saturday. SHOCKING /LemurTr.—On Sunday evening an Irishman named Quinn fell from,the abutment of the iron bridge on the Lebanon Valley road, in this city, and, landing on some atones underneath, was Instantly killed. The Coroner holden inquest and a verdict in accordance with the above facts was rendered. ABDUCTION CASE.-30bIL Mundorf and Mrs., Steppy, noticed in our paper of Friday as having eloped from Westmoreland county, bad another hearing before the Mayor yesterday, when the evi. dance elicited made it a very plain case of both larceny and adultery. This morning officer Rada baugh left with the guilty party for Westmoreland county in the 3 o'clock train. GRAND Coscumr.—We again beg to remind our readers that the Hanover Silver Cornet Band will give their first concert at Brant's Hail, this evening• The reputation of the gentlemen composing the band as first class musicians, justifies the belie that there is a rare treat in store for the lovers of music. The tickets are only 25 cents, and we hope to be able to-morrow to chronicle their triumphant amen . ARRESTED .—Two lads, named Woodall and 'Wakes, were arrested yeltarday by lam Rada bangh, on a charge of committing a violent as sault and battery on a boy named Dorris. They were taken before the Mayor, where one entered bail for his appearance, and the other was con fined in the lock-np. There are a great many boys in this city given to fighting and throwing does. Will this serve as a lesson? Nov Comma.um—lmlay & Bicknell give the following description of a new and dangerous coun terfeit ten-dollar note, purporting to be the true ieoie of the Wyoming Bank of Wilkesbarre, Pa. which has just been put in circulation. It is an exact imitation of the genuine note. The title of the bank is in a circle at the top of the note, the igsres 10 in each upper corner, on lower left two Indians, on lower right oval male por trait. The only security the public have is to refuse all 10's of this plate on this bank. The officers, without doubt, will call in all issues of this plate, and cause anew one to be made at once. AT a meeting of the Paxton Hose Company the following resolutien was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of the Paxton Hose Company be and are hereby tendered to Mr. Chas. Vollmer and Mr. John Shoemaker, the former, C. Vollmer, for the skill and taste exhibited by him in decorating the carriage for the parade on the 211, winch speaks well fsr his ability and work manship as an upholsterer. We would there fore recommend him to the public as a skillful and com petent workman. And to the latter, Mr. John Shoemaker, for the handsome manner in which he entertained the company, together with the Dun cannon Band, on the evening of the 22d. Dawn Simms, Secretary. MR. LINCOLN AT Tag FLAG RAISING.—The local reporters inform us that Mr. Lincoln, the President elect, when about to haul on the halyards, and raise the Stars and Stripes upon the glorious old Rail of Independence,ou the twenty-second, threw off his overcoat amidst the cheers of the multitude. They failed to record one other very important fact, to wit; that the garment the laid aside in the performance of the patriotio task was made at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Rookhill & Wil- Eon, Nos. 603 and 605 Chesnut street, abeve Math, Philadelphia, where a magnificent stock of gar ments for gentlemen and youths are kept constantly on hand. CORRECTION.—The robberies spoken of in yes terday's prper as having occurred at the United States Hotel, did not take place there at all. Judge Barret had his pocket picked of a wallet cotaining WI in Market Square, and Judge Taylor came into the house, minus his watch, between 11 and 123'olock, Of course, we were misinformed, and regret very much that the United States Hotel was mentioned in ennnection with the robbery of these gentlemen. Talking about pocket-picking, a man named Ney'aar 1,, stopping at the United States, made a very narrow escape. He bad left the hotel, and was wending his way up Market street, when he I . tuldenly recollected the cautions he had read against pickpockets. He immediately returned, and entrusted to the clerk the bulk of his money— keeping about six dollars in his wallet, with which le ventured up town. In less than an hour his locket was picked ! TEE OLD SOLDIERS.—In our report of the pro ceedings of Friday, a notice of the Old Soldiers, we regret to say, was omitted entirely. It bad been prepared, but "was mislaid. They appeared at the rear of the military—those at the head of the column bearing the flag, which was subse quently raised upon the dome of the Capitol. The rollowipg is a list of the veterans: Itarr-te . bury and ncinity.—George Prince, Geo: Reisley, Jacob Kuhn, Samuelllimmelwright, Geo, Wayant, Jacob Bender, Jacob Gisler, John Reis ley, George Riney, Joseph Thornton, John Johns ton, John Stahl, Darius Ayres, John Shannon, Wm. Bostick, Capt. Wigdon, Allen Sturgeon, J, Ogelaby, James Corbet, Charles Do Hass, George Vyasit, Andrew Krause, Philip Stimmel, Dasid Barris, George Hammon, Charles Carson, James H. Boyd, .iohard - Updegrove, - Hopping, I. bitter, Daniel Shell, Dr. Win. R. DeWitt, Wm. Enterline. Fittebury.—William Graham, Jr., N. Patterson, I. F. Pratt, James Chambers, John Parke, W. H. Hart, E. Sanders, Charles Day ile, Hazen Ray, JA- N) redder, J. F. Heisley, George 3PCornbs, Thos. keYadden, William Stewart, Col. William Diehl. Sorthonaberiand.--Jesse Horton. Cumberl an d County.—William Armstrong, M aim' Longdorf.- Centre Counsy.—George Sweetrod. uijilin Cotoaty.—J. Criesvrell. Franklin County.—. Gen. E. Middleoeff. York County.- David Reese. Captain William P. Brady, of Clinton oonntY, *oaring the medal awarded him fOr bravnooduct lathe battle of Lake Erie, headed the procession, afterwards run the lag up the staff VA the 41110. TEE BIDS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA. POST OFFICE. The proposals for the construction of the Philadel phia Court House and Post Office were opened last week in the " Construction Bureau" of the Treasury Department, before Secretary Dia, Post master General King, and Attorney General Stan ton. There was a large crowd, embracing promi nent contractors from all parts of the country.— The bids were declared as follows N. Osgood, Baltimore - $263,631 73 Hawkins & Rhineheart, Pa. - 310,650 22 Thomas Mansfield, Philadelphia - 306,913 00 Entwistle, Cowey & Co., Washington 276,500 00 Theodore Adams, Philada., (of Maine granite,) 208,660 00 S. Holman & Co., of 1 if granite - 234,057 41 Harrisburg, .if marble - 205,057 41 Isaac Blain, Philadelphia - - 319.268 03 Kilgore & Co., Philadelphia - 289,453 00 Granite Railway Co., Quincy, Mass.,(for stone alone) - - - - 79,000 00 Gilbert Cameron, Washington, - 205,759 00 Bote & Co. 352,596 00 G. 0. Poland, Washington - - 233,087 00 Henry Phillips, Philpdelphia 337,145 00 John Ketchum, Philadelphia - 279,062 00 A. Bender & Co, Philadelphia - 269,950 00 W. J. Warner, Cleveland, Ohio - 364,632 00 0. B. Leighton, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 202,700 00 J. M. Downing, New York - - 262,718 00 Wm. Henderson, Washington - 220,400 00 E. C. Sargent, Mass. - - - 244,482 00 Joseph Lippincott, Philadelphia = 224,973 00 John M. Maxwell, Baltimore - 198,814 95 A protest of Philadelphians was read prior to the opening of the bids, but the Secretaries de cided that, as the propasals had been invited by Secretary Thomas, Secretary Dix had not the au thority to reject them, nor to order new plans and specifications, providing for the use of Pennsylva nia materials. It will be noticed that Solman it Wilt, of this city, came just within one of getting the job— Maxwell, of Baltimore, agreeing to take the job at $6,242 41 less than our contractors. COAL OIL LAXP3.--Improventente Wanted.—ln our last issue, says the Scientific American, we pub lished an important communication on the subject of hydro carbon oils, which article has no doubt been very generally read and studied by this time. We now allude to it as an appropriate introduction to some remark, which we are about to make con cerning the lamps which are employed in'the burn ing of such oils. As a burning fluid for household illumination where gas cannot be obtained, coal oil has very generally superseded all other fluids, such as fish and lard oil, and the alcoholic, eamphene mixtures called " explosive fluids." Some very good im provements have recently been effected in the eon. struction of the lamps for burning coal oil, by Mr. Raoey and others ; still, we think the subject ought to receive farther attention. As coal oil requires a considerable current of air directed into the flames to prevent it from smoking, a glass chimney is provided for each lamp to pro duce an effective draught. Such chimneys are very subject to breakage, and thus a considerable ex pense is constantly entailed to replace them, in ad dition to the cost of the oil that is consumed.— Lamps for burning this oil without a chimney have been invented, and they are excellent in their way; but by producing a draught with a chimney, a greater quantity of oxygen is brought into contact with the names, and thus a more brilliant light is produced. Some invention to obviate the expense incurred for chimneys in coal oil lamps is demanded, and the inventor who first effects such improve ment, and at the same time preserves the brilliant flame peculiar to the Argand burner, must, we think, make a handsome fortune. Common coal oil lamps—at least those that we have examined—are also defective in the mode of operating the wick. This is usually done by turn ing a nut which has a small spur that takeS into the wick in the tube, and raises or lowers it, ac cording as it is turned to the right or left. This is a very convenient device, and no fault -can be urged against it theoretically, but practically, it is defective. Thus, when a wick becomes very soft by being saturated with oil, the spur will cut into it and become choked, so that it can neither - be raised nor lowered. And if the wink is a little too thin, or a little too thick, the spur is equally at fault in operating. In addition to the wick spur, every one of these lamps should therefore be pro vided with a supplementary device or arrangement by which the wick can be raised and lowered. These lamps are also defective in the brass hol low cone inside of the chimney surrounding the wick for conveying a current of air to the flame from below. This cone is also an air deflector, and it generally extends too high above top of the wick tube; it therefore hides a part of the flame, thus rendering it practically useless fcr the purpose of giving light. Another defect belongs to the ar rangement, or rather want of good arrangement, for getting at the wick to ignite it; as in doing this the chimney and the brass cone have first to be removed, and the wick tube has to be unscrewed and taken out. These are certainly troublesome, and not only troublesome, but uncleanly opera tions, all to get the spout of the oil can into the wick tube—operations which have afterwards to be reversed before the lamp can be lighted. The old fashioned oil lamp, provided with it feed channel independent of the wick tube; contains provision for convenience which should be applied to every coal oil lamp. We have thus pointed out some of the defects ex isting in the common lamps used for burning coal oil. That these defects can be remedied, we have no doubt whatever, as the word "impossible" does not belong to the dictionaries of American inven tors. HEARING BEFORE THE MAYOR.—Marcus Gum bartz had a hearing before the Mayor, yesterday, on a charge of recklessly riding over a child in Market street, on Friday. The evidence adduced proved that the child was not injured, but the part of it we heard scarcely justified the term "reek less" in his riding, although it was doubtless ober acterized. by a want of caution any person on horseback ought to exercise when streets are crowded. Mr. Gurabartz was hold to ball to an- Etita LosT—On Wednesday evening, between Frisch's brewery and the Brady House, a Fitch Fun Tiff.- PET. The finder will be suitably rewarded by leaving it at the Brady House. fe26-3t Tea SIIFFERING fl KANSAS.—State Aicl Neces sary—lt is with pleasure that we publish the fol lowing communication relating to the suffering in Kansas. Besides private lettere brought by Mr. Hutchinson, he has the follbwing general letter of introduction. lion. Greene C. Bronson and other prominent gentlemen are members of the N. Y. Committee: To Members of State Legislature,: and all Others Intereeted The Rev. C. C. Hutchinson, of Kansas, is the authorized agent of the New York Kansas Relief Committee, and as such, recently visit e d Albany, and : was inStruMental in receiving the ap propriation of $60,000 just made by our State Le islature. His statements are entirely reliable.— Deeming much more assistance absolutely neces sary for the suffering people of Kansas, we com mend Mr. Hutchinson to your favorable attention hoping your Legislature will assist in this great charity. Wm. 0. BRYANT, Chairman N. Y. Kansas Relief COMmittee. Reasons for Grant ;ng State aid to Kansas. EDITOR PATRIOT AND UNION :—Last year not one tenth the usual amount of rain fell in Kansas, and through a great portion of the TerritorYthe ground was not wet to the depth of three inches during the entire summer. The result was, an almost en tire failure of crops. Carefullngathered statistic& from more than sixty townships show that while the average crop of corn in 1859 was thirty-eight bushels per acre, in 1860 it was but one bushel and a half per acre. Thousands of acres yielded nothing, and in whole counties not as much was raised as was planted and sown, So wide-spread is this des titution that thousands are eating the bread of be nevolence, and those who can support themselves are in a condition, to do little for their neighbors. Some contradictory reports have recently come from Leavenworth, Kansas, signed by several citi zens of that place. That documemt was drawn up partly from personal animosity to Thaddeus Hy att, (who is not now a member of any committee, but has spent several months time and more than two thousaed dollars from his own pocket to feed the hungry in Kansas,) partly from local preju dice, and partly from opposition to the relief move ment. Loeal . twejsclice exists because Atchison is neces sarily the distributing point, as the railroad from the east is not completed to Leavenworth. These towns, twenty-five ranee apart, are rivals, and little souls are affected by it in this matter. Some of the signers to the dispatch from Leaven worth, strange as it may seem, have always opposed asking for aid, on the ground that a disclosure of the true condition of Kansas would injure our future prosperity by preventing the desired influx of immigrants and capital. There are persons in every State who would, under cover of law, rob a widow of her lest dollar and leave her helpless children to beggary, and if these persons wero in Kansas they would prefer that great suffering should ensue, rather than have the facts before the country, and they suffer loss in the price of corner lots and quarter sections. The Mayor of Leavenworth, Non. J. L. McDow ell, informed me in January that his county had raised less than a quarter crop this year, and that many persons there were dependent upon help &ens abroad, Others who signed the dispatch, issued a call for aid two months ago, under their own signatures, stating that more than 30,000 needed assistance. Finatly,'in this dispatch, they Say that twenty thousand need aid. Certainty this is enough to call for generous assistance. The truth is, however, that Kansas has always hitherto raised good crops, and will, in a few years, re cover from this terrible Providential dispensation. A memorial which I recently presented to the New York Legislature, gave in detail figures show ing the necessities of Kansas for seed and fuel, with the following result. The value of seed re quired is about as follows—allowing that there are in Kansas 450,000 cultivated acres, or an average of one farm of thirty acres to every seven persons : Wheat 75,000 acres, sorghum 45,000, potatoes 7,500, corn 285,000, oats, AL, 30,000, garden vegetables 7,000 acres, at a first cost for seed of $1.63,149.00 —cost of bags and freight to Atchison $65,911.00. Allowing that one quarter of this can be fur nished by the people themselves, it will require $152,440 for seed alone. The U. S. army rations for each man daily are 18 ounces bread and 20 ounces beef, or 16# pounds solid food per week, or, for 30,000 people—the /mom estimate deducible from reliable returns -498,750 pounds per week, or 14,962,500 pounds for 30 weeks, or 247,041 bushels at 60 pounds per bushel. This being calculated for flour at $1.25 per bushel, gives $308,801. Freights on same at 20 cents per bushel to Atchison, $49,408. One third of this seed and food must be transported to the interior to those whose teams have died or been disposed of to procure bread, which will cost about $25,000, making a total of $535,649. Towards this sum Wisconsin, besides large private contribu tions, has appropriated $5,000, and New York $50,000. Will not the Legislature of Pennsylvania, with her vast wealth, contribute at least $30,000 ? The sum is too vast to be attained by private contributions, liberal as they have been, and the relief is needed immediately. The Territorial Leg islature has memorialized legislatures in session asking for aid. Nothing can be done towards re lief by issuing State bonds until too late, because the Legislature was elected several months since and there are several vacancies to be filled, while our representatives are many of them at a great distance from the capital with no telegraphs or railroads to facilitate communication and travel.— In the name of thousands who are suffering fur the commonest necessaries of life, and many of whom went from this State, I beg the Legislature to make a speedy appropriation for relief. It cannot be that Pennsylvania will refuse bread to her own children ! C. C. HUTCHINSON, Agent N. Y. Kansas Relief Committee. Harrisburg, Feb. 23, 1.861.—d20. STRAYED OR STOLEN.-A black rat terrier dog. The finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving it at Ketuble's clothing store, south-east corner of Fourth and Market streets. 3l j- LAREE ARRIVAL OF NEW GOODS—The Cheapee Goods O f fered Yd.-2,000 yards Canton flannel at 10 cents, worth 12 cents. 2,000 yards bleached 4-4 muslin at 10 cents, worth 12 cents. 100 Pe beautiful new style print at 10 cents, worth 12 cents. 50 Pe print at 7 and 8 cents, worth 12 cents, warranted fast color. 1,500 yards of un bleached muslin at 10 cents, the best ever made for the price. 1,000 undershirts and drawers at 50, 62 and 75 cents. Socks and ladies stockings a large variety. Our whole stock of winter goods, such as Shawls, De Laines, Pant Stuff, Cloth and all kinds of Flannels I will sell off at cost. Now is the time to get bargains. S. Lawr, at Rhoad's old corner. jan22f. SPECIAL NOTICES. pIrELMBOLD , S GENUINE PREPARATION Owes Gra vel, Bladder, Dropsy, Kidney Affections. UELIdeOLD'it Genuine Preparation for Nervous and Debilitated Bufferers. 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